What is love?

If it's not that important, then why does my heart keep yearning for it?

– Haruno Sakura

I became a disgrace in my village's eyes, dishonoured my family and betrayed my friends when I was captured as a medic nin. They said that my job was to keep everyone alive – to merely supply medical assistance to the wounded despite the fact that they're what Konoha desires to destroy. However, the job was more than that – yes, to that extent.

My childishness still believed that he would be the first one to let me know the path to adulthood – or at least, we would explore what it has to offer together. Together. What silliness! Ridiculous even! I am being humiliated for countless nights in front of him, and he just sits there, gazing at what those bastards and occasionally looking at me straight in the eyes. What then is love?

My hair cannot bloom anymore, my body's so distraught and I cannot even fathom of experiencing the same fate again tonight.

Where is love?

If it won't keep me strong, then why do I still seek for it?

– Uchiha Sasuke

I became a disgrace in my village's eyes, dishonoured my family and betrayed my friends when I was decided to become a missing nin. I did it in my own accord, despite the desire and plan of glory my brother devised. But I wasn't expecting her to be here. She wasn't included in the information I received when I asked about the Akatsuki.

My childishness still believed that she would fight until the end – escape those bastards' hands and leave the dim-lighted hideout. I adored her cheerfulness and the innocence in her voice - that's why I looked in her eyes during those nights and whisper words that I hope she'd hear. But her eyes only reflect negative feelings that oppose what was really her. Where then is love?

My sword cannot be controlled anymore, my mind only projects those horrible images of her and I cannot even fathom her experiencing the same fate again tonight.

That night,

the red crescent moon

painted the bloomed cherry blossom the shade of red

and the sword with crimson...

Where everything started and finished.